Voki (www.voki.com) is an online tool that allows you to create a talking avatar and add it to a blog, website, social network or any media. A Voki avatar can be used in your social network profile. The avatar can be customized to resemble you or a character of your choice. The Voki avatar can speak with your voice or use a different language and accent. Voki is an excellent way to motivate students of any age. Voki is interactive and allows for several ways of customization. Voki also provides a means to improve students speaking and listening skills. Voki also permits students to express themselves on the Internet in a safe environment.
According to the Voki website, Voki will always be free. However, some characters must be paid for and some features, such as downloading to a mobile device, may cost. Voki Classroom is an option that requires a one or two year subscription fee. The one-year subscription fee is $29.99
Benefits of Tool or App
Benefits of Voki include:
Free
Available to a variety of other applications
Easy to use and implement
Modification of characters for the avatars
Language/accent selection offers students a chance to hear other languages
Safety feature includes a requirement of registering
Educators are provided a learning resource database and a “Teacher’s Corner” section.
Allows more timid students to participate in classroom discussions and activities.
Constraints of Tool or App
The free version does not offer any privacy settings
Audio message length has a limit of 60 seconds
Some characters for avatars are limited in their modification ability
Advertisements are not constrained in the free version
How To Use Tool or App
Create an account by providing the following information:
Name
Email
Password
Birth date
Screenshot of creating an account.
Create a voki
Select a character
Customize the character
Add voice to the avatar
Record by phone
Text to speech
Record by microphone
Upload an Audio file
Chose a background
Screenshot of the creation screen.
Publish and share
1. Embed the Voki to a website.
2. Copy the link to the Voki
3. Email the Voki.
Screenshot of the publish and share.
Original Artifact of Tool or App (created by someone in your house)
Description of Tool or App
Voki (www.voki.com) is an online tool that allows you to create a talking avatar and add it to a blog, website, social network or any media. A Voki avatar can be used in your social network profile. The avatar can be customized to resemble you or a character of your choice. The Voki avatar can speak with your voice or use a different language and accent.
Voki is an excellent way to motivate students of any age. Voki is interactive and allows for several ways of customization. Voki also provides a means to improve students speaking and listening skills. Voki also permits students to express themselves on the Internet in a safe environment.
According to the Voki website, Voki will always be free. However, some characters must be paid for and some features, such as downloading to a mobile device, may cost. Voki Classroom is an option that requires a one or two year subscription fee. The one-year subscription fee is $29.99
Benefits of Tool or App
Benefits of Voki include:
Constraints of Tool or App
How To Use Tool or App
Create an account by providing the following information:
Screenshot of creating an account.
Create a voki
Screenshot of the creation screen.
Publish and share
1. Embed the Voki to a website.
2. Copy the link to the Voki
3. Email the Voki.
Screenshot of the publish and share.
Original Artifact of Tool or App (created by someone in your house)
Voki Sample
Classroom Uses for Tool or App
Student Uses
Teacher Uses